MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	52% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 17 '19 at 21:01
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$191 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 928 89% 733 Pts	64-Core 1,214 75% 1,214 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 232 Parallax 244 176% 231 fps	MRender 249 Gravity 213 Splatting 140 158% 200 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 140 115 104 113 63 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 458 Write 389 Mixed 365 SusWrite 118 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 2.4 59% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 33.6 82% 168 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 70%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 9.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 227 227 228 230 211 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$35 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 27.6 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 34.2 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,317x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,053x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,848x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,552x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,387x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,222x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	696x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	358x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	394x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	323x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $678

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16